Foot warmer or heater



No. 750,060. PATEIITID .TAN.19, 1904.

0. 0. PETTY. FOOT WARMER OR-HEATBR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 14, 1903.

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Patented January 19, 1904.

PATENT OEEICE.-

OTIS O. PETTY, OF OLNFY, ILLINOIS.

FOOT WARMER OR HEATER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 750,060, dated January19, 1904.

Appnaaon sied February 14,1903. seria No. 143,445. (No model.)

T0 a/ZZ whom zit mayconcern:

Be it known that I, Oris O. PETTY, a citizenl of the United States,residing at Olney, in the county of Richland and State of Illinois, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Foot Warmers or Heaters, ofwhich the following This invention relates to a foot warmer or Aheaterfor use in vehicles; and the present improvement contemplates a simpleand effective device ofthis class which may be conveniently used fromopposite sides and also lembodies means for readily insertingandwithdrawing the heating medium and the residuum therefrom, together withattachments forv preventing burning the shoes or foot-apparel, and alsohaving devices for controlling the heat and the consumption of the.heating medium.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a foot warmer orheater embodying the features of the invention. Fig. 2 is alongitudinalvertical section of the same. Fig. 3` is an end elevation thereof.transverse vertical section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate correspondingpartsinthe several views. Y l

The improved foot warmer or heater is of approximately triangular shapein cross-section, so that it can be used from either. one or both sides,and adapted for disposition in a vehicle having a single-seat structureor double facing-in seats. Structurally the heater comprises an outermetallic sheathing 1,se cured to opposite heads 2 and 3,which projectoutwardly from the sheathing 1 to prevent the latter, particularly atthe bottom or base, from contacting with the floor of a vehicle. Theheads 2 and 8 have inwardly-projecting flanges 4, over which the ends ofthe sheathing 1 are tted, and the two heads andthe entire device areheld in connected relation by bonding or tie rods 5, headed at oneextremity and nutted at the opposite extremity. In the upper portion ofthe head 2 is a draftopening 6, which is adapted to be closed by aswinging damper 7, having a headed stud 8 projecting through the lowerportion of the Fig. 4 is al opening 6 for operating the same. The head 3also has an opening 9 therein, which is adapted to be closed by arotatable damper 10, the. opening 9 being located in the lower portionof thesaid head and the damperl 10 constructed to rotate against theinner side of the lhead. By means of these openings 6 and 9 and theirdamper-s the draft to the warmer or heater may be readily controlled andthe consumption of the heating medium regulated In the head 2 below theopening 6 a larger opening 11 is formed for the removable insertionthrough and withdrawal from the said head of a drawer 12, havingperforated sides 13. Inward from thel front extremity ofthe said draweris a perforated partition 14, and between the same and the oppositeterminal of the drawer the fuel or heatingniedium is confined and may beof any suitable nature. By perforating the sides 13 and the partition 14the heat is permitted to pass from the heating medium outwardly inlateral directions and forwardly toward the head 2 into the interior ofthe warmer, and the entire sheathing 1 will thus be more regularlyheated without solely concentrating the heat at the upper portionthereof. The outer end 15 of the drawer is extended to provide anabutting flange to bear against the head 2 adjacent the opening 11 andis supplied with a pull or knob 16 forobvious purposes. Between the end15 and the partition 14 a compartment 17 is provided for the receptionof extra fuel for the purpose of replenishing that undergoingconsumption from combustion in the main body of the drawer. The drawer12 rests upon a false bottom or elevated support 18 when opbrace thelower portion of the drawer and prevent lateral movement of the saiddrawer.

In the interior portion of the warmer above the plane of the drawer is ametallic guardwall 19, having a central shield 2O above the IOO plane ofthe top portion of the drawer l2 and side wings 21 connecting with theinterior surface of the sheathing 1 below the plane of the upper part ofthe drawer, the said guardwall forming a chamber with the sheathing 1and preventing the upper portion of the sheathing from becomingintensely heated or heated to such a degree as to be uncomfortable tothe feet by reason of the close proximity of the heating medium. Securedto the central portion of the shield 2O and eX- tending downwardly intothe body of the warmer is a resilient retaining-arm 22, having a rearangular depending terminal 23, the free extremity of the arm 22 beingdepressed when in normal position below the plane of the upper edge ofthe drum 12. yW'hen the drawer 12 is pushed into the warmer, the endthereof moving toward the head 4 engages the free extremity of the arm22 and gradually braces the latter upwardly until the angular terminal23 comes into contact with the inner end of the drawer, as clearly shownin Fig. 2, and by this means, in combination with the bottom or support18, the drawer is held against movement and will be retained in positiveposition within the warmer.

In preparing the warmer for use the fuel is deposited in the drawer 12and ignited and disposed in the warmer, as shown by Fig. Q, and toencourage and regulate combustion the draft-openings 6 and 9 will beregulated as found necessary.

The improved warmer will be found exceptionally convenient and reliablein its use, and the proportions and dimensions thereof may be varied atwill.

It will be seen that the drawer 12 is held in such manner within thewarmer that the movement of the vehicle will not disturb the heatingmedium in the said drawer, and, furthermore, the drawer carrying theheating medium may be removed when desired to replenish such medium andafterward replaced in operative position without disturbing the positionof the warmer in the vehicle.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new is Afoot warmer or heater comprising an inclosing body of approximatelytriangular form and including an outer sheathing and opposite heads withdamper and draft openings therein, a drawer removably mounted in thebody through one of the heads and adapted to contain a heating medium, aguard-wall secured to the inner side of the sheathing and forming withthe latter a chamber over and at opposite sides of the drawer, and aresilient device having one end depending to engage the end of thedrawer when the latter is inserted in the body.

In testimony whereof I aHX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OTIS O. PETTY.

vWitnesses:

J. C. RITTER, WV. D. HARDY.

